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Funds to support the various PRC programs are sought from a number of public and private sources. In addition to base funding provided from the Natural Resources Research Institute and the College of Science and Engineering at University of Minnesota Duluth, the most important source of working capital for PRC activities comes from corporate and individual memberships. Funds from these sources largely go toward subsidizing costs of the Precambrian field camp and providing research assistantships and grants to students. Below is a list of each year's PRC members and their annual level of support. In addition to these annual memberships, corporate support also comes in the form of direct sponsorship of student research.
| 2012 Members |
Contribution Month |
Membership Level |
| Teck American |
December |
Platinum |
| Tom Gardener |
November |
Palladium |
| Barr Engineering |
August |
Copper |
| Al MacTavish |
August |
Nickel |
| Twin Metals Minnesota |
July |
Platinum |
| Duluth Metals Ltd |
July |
Platinum |
| North American Palladium |
May |
Platinum |
| Newmont Mining |
April |
Platinum |
| Rio Tinto - Kennecott Exploration |
April |
Gold |
| Idea Drilling |
January |
Copper |
Total 2012 Membership Contributions |
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$72,000 |
For a 2011 PRC Annual Report, click here |
| 2011 Members |
Contribution Month |
Membership Level |
| Antofagasta PLC |
May |
Diamond |
| Anglo American |
July |
Platinum |
| Twin Metals Minnesota |
February |
Platinum |
| Newmont Mining |
June |
Platinum |
| Teck American |
December |
Platinum |
| Rio Tinto - Kennecott Exploration |
May |
Gold |
| Cliffs Natural Resources |
November |
Gold |
| Prospectors & Developers Assoc of Canada |
September |
Copper |
| Barr Engineering |
March |
Copper |
| Golder Associates |
October |
Copper |
| Tom Gardner |
November |
Palladium |
| Dean Peterson |
December |
Nickel |
| Paul Lindberg |
October |
Nickel |
| Al MacTavish |
September |
Nickel |
| Dave Groves |
May |
Nickel |
| Chris White |
May |
Nickel |
Total 2011 Membership Contributions |
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$100,840 |
For a 2010 PRC Annual Report, click here
| 2010 Members |
Contribution Month |
Membership Level |
| Duluth Metals Ltd. |
December |
Platinum |
| Teck American |
December |
Platinum |
| Anglo American |
July |
Platinum |
| Cliffs Natural Resources |
June |
Gold |
| Newmont Mining Corp |
May |
Gold |
| Golder Associates |
September |
Copper |
| Prospectors & Developers Assoc of Canada |
September |
Copper |
| Al MacTavish |
July |
Nickel |
| Tom Gardner |
December |
Nickel |
| Chris White |
May |
Nickel |
| William Gardner |
May |
Nickel |
Total 2010 Membership Contributions |
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$57,150 |
For a 2009 PRC Annual Report, click here
| 2009 Members |
Contribution Month |
Membership Level |
| Tom Gardner |
September |
Palladium |
| Anglo American plc |
August |
Platinum |
| Newmont Mining Corp |
August |
Gold |
| Cliffs Natural Resources |
February |
Gold |
| Al MacTavish |
January |
Nickel |
| Richard Patelke |
January |
Nickel |
Total 2009 Membership Contributions |
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$41,500 |
For a 2008 PRC Annual Report, click here
| 2008 Members |
Contribution Date |
Membership Level |
| Teck |
November |
Platinum |
| (anonymous match) |
September |
($10,000) |
| Paul Albers |
August |
Nickel |
| Anglo American plc |
July |
Platinum |
| Wallbridge Mining |
May |
Gold |
| Newmont Mining Corp |
May |
Gold |
Geological Society of Minnesota |
January |
Copper |
Total 2008 Membership Contributions |
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$56,500 |
For a 2007 PRC Annual Report, click here
| 2007 Members |
Contribution Date |
Membership Level |
| Anglo American plc |
April |
Platinum |
| Al MacTavish |
April |
Nickel |
| Rendrag Inc. |
April |
Titanium |
| Newmont Mining Corp |
May |
Gold |
| Duluth Metals Limited |
June |
Gold |
| Tom Gardner |
June |
Palladium |
| Freewest Resources Canada Inc. |
July |
Zinc |
| Richard Patelke |
July |
Nickel |
| Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. |
August |
Platinum |
anonymous match |
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($15,000) |
Total 2007 Membership Contributions |
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$90,200 |
Please join these companies and individuals in supporting the PRC's mission of training the next generation of field geologists.
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